French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

Carmila SA

28/07/2022 05:47

July 28 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and
stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact
on the region's markets or individual stocks.
    
AIRBUS  AIR.PA : 
Cut its annual jet delivery forecast and put the brakes on
planned production increases on Wednesday, bowing to pressure
from fragile supply chains and widespread labour shortages as
aerospace struggles to meet resurgent demand.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2Z81VB

KERING  PRTP.PA :
Sales at French luxury group Kering's top brand Gucci rose by
just 4% the second quarter, the group said on Wednesday, as a
new round in of lockdowns weighed on revenues in the key Chinese
market. Overall sales for Kering, came in at 4.97 billion euros
($5.03 billion), up 12% on a comparable basis.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2Z87A9

CARREFOUR  CARR.PA :
Said on Wednesday it was confident about the second half of the
year after reporting higher first-half operating profit and
raising its 2022 cost-savings target amid accelerating
inflation.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2Z874N

ORANGE  ORAN.PA : 
French telecoms provider's bid for a majority stake in Belgian
peer VOO SA will face a full-scale investigation by EU antitrust
regulators, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday,
which Orange subsequently confirmed.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2Z82QX   

SAFRAN  SAF.PA :
Reports its half-year results.  
    
TECHNIP ENERGIES  TE.PA :
Reports its half-year results.        

SAINT-GOBAIN  SGOB.PA : 
posted record half-year operating income and confirmed guidance
for the year, despite the pandemic, supply chain disruptions and
inflation, the firm said.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2Z81WA  
       
ERAMET  ERMT.PA :
Tripled its gross operating profit to 982 million euros and
group share of its net profit to 677 million in the first half
of the year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N2RT021
    
TELEPERFORMANCE  TEPRF.PA :
Posted half-year core profit up at 566 million euros, and
confirmed its full-year outlook.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N2VE055
    
ELIS  ELIS.PA :
Reported record first-half sales of 1.78 billion euros (+26.6%
on an organic basis) and raised its annual targets for most
financial indicators. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nS8N2YL017  
    
SOLVAY  SOLB.BR : 
Reports its H1 results. 
    
UMG  UMG.AS :  
Posted a 17.3 increase in Q2 revenue, to 2.54 billion euros, and
a 8.3% increase in adjusted Ebitda. Net profit fell to 241
million euros from 452 million a year earlier.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASA03HQN 
    
SOLUTIONS 30  S30.PA  
Posted consolidated revenues of 221.7 million euros, up 2.7%
year-on-year and said it expects growth to accelerate, although
it will remain below 10% as volumes fall due to supply chain
difficulties affecting certain fiber-optic markets and
activities related to the energy transition.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP6N2WM04Z
    
FNAC DARTY  FNAC.PA  reported a 1.7% like-for-like decline in
half-year sales to 3.43 billion euros "against a backdrop of
high comparatives and rising inflation".  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASM000KYR
    
MERCIALYS  MERY.PA  reported a 5.3% like-for-like increase in
invoiced rents in the first half of the year, an Ebitda margin
of 87.0% and a 3.2% increase in operating profit (FFO).
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASM000KZ4
    
NEXITY  NEXI.PA  reported sales of 1.96 billion euros and said
it expects the market to decline by 17% in 2022 due to the
tougher housing environment seen in the second
quarter. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2Z87R7
    
VERALLIA  VRLA.PA :
Raised its annual adjusted Ebitda target following rise in
first-half results.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2Z83OX

CARMILA  CARM.PA :
Posted a rise in half-year enrnings, with EBITDA reaching 149.5
million euros.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2Z86ZC 

VICAT  VCTP.PA :
Said it expects strong increase in its sales and a large hike in
selling prices, but also an erosion in its EBITDA margin in
2022, as it posted its H1 results.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBwbltlpZa
    
    
    
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